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Im not sure how accurate this is however my research on how to keep animals out of the garden suggest that a fairly high 12 inch or so raised bed will keep some animals from going in your garden.
How to keep animals out of your garden naturally. Wild animals dont like the smell of human hair especially unwashed. Ask a local barber or hair salon to save some of the hair they sweep off their floors for you. If your dog uses pee pads you can place the used pads near the garden. For large dogs hold a container underneath the dog when hes urinating and collect urine in this manner.
If you have a beautiful garden chances are that neighborhood animals have noticed it too. To keep animals out of your vegetable garden apply a spray thats designed to deter animals such as coyote urine spray around the edges of your garden. If you trim your hair at home you can just toss the trimmings out in the garden or bag them up in old nylon stockings to hang around the garden. Build a fence to ensure animals stay out of your garden.
Use wire fencing around your garden or fence in your entire yard with wood panels bamboo or vinyl. If you need lots of hair check in with a local beauty shop or barber to see if theyll let you carry their clippings away. Sprinkle used kitty litter along the garden bed or collect dog urine and water the grass near the garden bed. The height depends on what kind of animal you need to keep out.
Keep animals out of the garden by laying down some prickly mats around the garden as cats wont want to walk across them. According to what i read small animals prefer not to leave ground level and will not hop up into a raised bed garden. Alternatively construct or buy a mesh cover for your plants that will keep pests away but still let in light. But be sure the fence goes at least 1 foot deep to prevent animals from digging underneath.
However a few natural sprays can be made using inexpensive and nontoxic household ingredients that keep the animals from your vegetable plants without toxic chemicals. You can also include plants in your garden that most animals dont like such as boxwood marigolds or daffodils. Bramble stems will also work as a barrier. Human hair works as a natural mulch and adds nutrients to the soil as it breaks down.
Put up a fence from day one to prevent them from finding the food source in the first place says david drake extension wildlife specialist and professor at the university of wisconsin madison. Try sprinkling some unwashed hair around to keep your garden animal free. Sooner or later youll need to fend them off with some serious animal control. Fencing is the most effective and sometimes only way to keep unwanted visitors out of your garden.
I have my snow peas in a raised bed and the rabbits have no problem. A fence thats a few feet tall will work for most rabbits though persistent bunnies and. Sooner or later youll need to fend them off with some serious animal control.
